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Up>,sr Canada tam A large .hare
Io Ike ropr.aentatien, by t
Iowa Canada Toric., who, as they Mn
&hays doss, .dl wtlliegly menet to sun -
lieu the Freed" Caaadtaa.• when we shall
aesthete a Itttjs ware tau • sherd (of the
swpreeeetattoaf M 1 miry wtrays de what
they may, by the eery force of our tartest,
w..htl{i pr...ut them from &adosag what
the Mee bee dose for w, sad they .ball
• .1 have • larger obese in the remnant'
11oa, a spits of their •uineers-than and
thee °sly, will our lastitvuons sod our ls-
t°rest. he sada amadat the storms and the
Iswywta °/ the future.
The fact M, this liar AWN *bat, is
soak h.ssbsg and mbterle j -
The k. ars hat Ig1eMsg «
We
w people Matra :h. Woof of ss St WI* he Pa-
risi*, distinctly tc mederstasd that there le
mut the slightest dugs( of asytbgg M the
"bops of a rabidlos AM that bus.*
tools. The loyal Edsemoas will ■sdse-
tato M guarantee the rata* pace of
the county. Hurrah for the %se/m '
It would seem that the Americas asimplared with the that the Althea
'furies are racer. their threat. .f rebus
ling. A telegraphic deepeteb frogs Wash•
meta, published is ib. N.. York i... -
,ale states that Geo. Taylor's .obiset has
decided in the event of the Canadian Tories
cresting a rebelling, to exact strict'sutrai-
ity fru,• American citizens. Gish. Wool,
it is addrd, will, if summary, proceed to the
frontier to carry out this decision of the
Federal Gnvereumet.
Th's is .11 very well, and just what we
should have a right to demand is the event
which the American Government affect to
contemplate ; but we can assure our neigh-
bours that their precautions are quite un-
necessary. Sonia of the New York jour -
sale contain articles almost drily on the
prospects of an immediate rebellion is Can-
ada. This is a gad waste of paper. We
beg to assure our New York cootempera-
ries that the Iuud talk of the hlipuuIao parfv
of Canadian politicians is qu to as meas•
legless as were their profusion. of loyalty
in bye gone days.-Eio'wlaer.
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MONTREAL CORRESPONDENCE OF
T.1E ALBIO)N.
MovrxwAt" 914 .(larch, 1849.
Tb.ewreeposdsau Mtwow Lord Elgin
ea,' Earl Grey uo Vie subyct of the contem-
plated Postal arrngemeot has been printed.
The Colo aI t4ecretsry, speaking of the
Report of the C••mmissioners appointed by
tb. several Culunial Governments on (hi.
gaest:on, says that the recummendationa °I
the Commissioners meet the concurrence
of tho metropolitan authorities ; Lot that
an act of the Imperial Parliament is neces-
sary to divest the postmaster General of
his reapuoaibilitiee ss respects Culonial
Pustege.. Such an act will be in:mediete-
ly pissed, and the control of the colonial
post offices, and every tying 'hereunto
appertaining, landed over to the respective
colonies. The cammissio0,rs, Ater alio,
recommended a uniform poet. a of 31. on
each Ito tor -for which rate a latter would
be married from Halifax in Nova Scotia, to
Sandwich in U. Canada, and the postage to
be pro -paid or not, as the ,ender may
choose. 1 belie re there is nothing said
*bout newspaper.. M far as 1 can gather,
from a har'y perusal of the report, the plan
of lino C"miniesioncre is rather crude and
undt,te.'eJ, and would be found duAlcult to
be put In operation. For instant., the
numSer of letters that now pass through
the Canadian Post Offices amonot to 1,873,-
333 oar annum ; 1,873;336 letters at 34.
each will give a gross revenue of £93417, -
es 61. Now the present expenditure, with -
to this Province, is £56.525 Rs fid, which
would leave a lues of £33,101, 191 Od.J
Merely to pay existing expense. it would
M necessary to charge a uniform rate of
7d 1.4 por letter. 1 am inclined to think
that to meet 'No difficulty resource must be
had to insisting on pre -payment in all cases
a` sytem which persons conversant with
*his mltter insist would lesson the expense
,.f our Poet office establishment by at least
GOO half.
A. good deal of interest has been caused
by a letter published, and which was writ
tae in December Oast, by the Inspector
General, Mr. !Lecke, to M . Baring
Bruthers of London. Mr. !looks after pro
peeing to the house of Messrs. Baring to
become the solo Agent of the Province in
England for the payment of dividends and
the management of money matters geheral
Iy, enters into an able defence of Canadian
credit, and proven that the people of this,
- Province have both the will and the power
teemest all uhele engageinents. 1 am so
mac% jiloasod with this Tette,. of Mr
llincks, prod he has treated his subject so
cleverly, that 1 shall do whit i am not in
habit of d nog, namely, give you, a some
what long extract :-
This extract agree, with my frequently
expres^d opinion that our difficulties are
only temporary, and that there is a good
time in store fur Canada, if we do not mar
our fortune and prospects by our own acts.
I am happy to add that the finances of
this coy, which dor the last few years have
been in a veru unsatisfactory condition, are
again Ootuishing, as appears by the annual
statement i-sc;J a few days ego by the
C,ty Caucc.i.
THE TORICS THREATNING TO
REBEL.
The Tory journals begin to smell dread-
fully of gunpowder. "To arms !" is the
general cry of the organs of that disconso-
late party. %Ve apprehend,. however, that
their rebellion will be on a very small scale.
It will not taco the loyal Reformers long to
put down anything in the shape of a rubel.
lion, which Creme loud talking Tories may
get up. It is quits as well that the Rotor
mere should know what their opponento
ars threatening. Wo give a few samples ut
their loud talk.
'Che Montreal Courirr, on the indemnity
B 11, says :
" l'he insult will never be forgotten nor
forgiven, and, Ind we tell those who have
parpo'ratoi it, i.a the words addressed by
the Roman Posthu nius, to the Senate o
Tarentum, when his gown wan defiled in
their presence by a buffoon. " Men of Ta•
rentum, it will not take a little blood to I them to erect an slues' tonal establishment
ugh origin, no sleep to the eyes, nosfrmbe
wash this gown!" Met of Can ids, of Bri v for young ladies ; also, whether the Gorora-
I went intended to cause wharves or piers to
to the eyelids, until yoa t. hare avenged slits be constructed at St. Joliette, in tie said
most atrocious, this most unparalleled in. I district ; also, whether it was their intens
sult!!f'
Tho Montreal Gamete is egtra;ly fero
dour:- .
"Anglo-Saxons of Montreal! The
French are socking t, furca upon your chil
Bran a eivil war !. ^They are seeking • •
to legalise the terms of a bloody strife in
the country- It may came sooner, it may
come later ; but theraeltebellion Debrn-
dures of thein will D ,t each maturity be.
fore you will havo scattered those who ie
sued them to the four corners of the earth
and the Dobea!ures will be worth -what
they will fetch.
" Let your voices he once more heard
Skore yourselves. so M..4 /4e# m ty rowel eke
armSer of "boy." you hare to your ranks .
" On t. tkc !louse e f desemtfy in Mor-
saada ani denounce the schemes they are
Latching for your nppres•inp."
The Bingen, Standard eves bas actual),
Weems warlike :-
" Let e+ prepare for the coming conflict
with resolution, and a firm reltance is the
Integrity and jollities of our cause • and
tthbugh every impedim+mt may be thrown
l0 our way, by those whose taint. scheme.
are sande op of pride, perverseness and inso-
lence, ere e5•It and mutt peptsil. in every
section of the Province we find the Am-
mons to arms in nur country's defence has
ben sounded !-and shall the men of Nor-
tTs1k be last in taking up the echo 1-thell
they remises tnditferet spectators, while /he
work of destruction is going on 1 -shall we
tickle ourselves with straws whets we
tliould be preparing for the great streggl. t
-shell we hear Dur brethren eall for aid,
411 sot M prepared to render a.el.tsees r
it is a eurides way of flying to Otto
try's defeers," to talk n1 pelting
iierthe gev•rement by se •(mel rebel
PI CODIt1tUtl �0.C�I0.R1Ctli.
P*tptiasmansn Oita, a. C.
seat iteesraaan ea.* en the 6e4 med-
ia( .f the hint b sable arias peruse ma -
waned is Lower Canada to hold real
.arab. The bill was pseeed us • division
-Yee" If, Nay. 31.
• slaw
catreM• o
&�a e.
1. ss.w.r Is a gsa.11N Man Mr. Egos,
asrrkk��eer� the g weratb0t MMsdcd to etro-
dssibay .assure aerator the Caught•
ago Canal, Mr. Cameros aid the soder-
teas( was it: tea eateaaite a sate* (or
goeairanaeat to eider upon, bet the Mlenary
would reader every facility is their power
tartrates who might saga(' in the work.
0050.00 nes TSO prracsa.
A message was received from the Legis-
lative Craned, •gresing to the Weight.
and Maar* al. C.) bill, witbrwt •o
amendment. Also to the bill to inccrp,)
rata the Canada Life assurance Company,
with an amendment.
inose iAons-
Mr• Pricer introduced a bill to amend an
Act therein mentioned, and to make other
provteton• for the msuagement and disposal
of the rabies lands, and to limit the period
for making free grant.. Second reading
Tuesday next.
NEW COUNTII• AND TOWNSHIPS, U. C.
Mr. M. Cameron introduced a bill, upon,
• division, to provide for the erection of
certain new Comities and 'Cownshtipe in
Upper Canada. Second reading, M«day
week.
LEGISLATIVE ASSEj11BLY.
MONTREAL, March 26.
Twenty•seves petitions were brought up
and laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Bald$tin, the orders of
the day fur a number of bill. -lost by ad-
jouronient of the House on Friday last -
were received and fixed for to -morrow.
NIAGARA DISTRICT TOWN.
The second reading of the bill to remove
the sits of the Niagara District Town, -was
received, and Rand u the first order for
Monday next.
PROVINCIAL RRVRNUS *ND KxPP.NDITCRR.
The Inspector General delivered to the
Speaker a message from His Excellency
the Governor General, transmitting a ■'ate -
mens of the probable revenue and expend'
ture•of the Pro ince, for the year ending
the 31st December, 1849 with estimates of
the some required for the service of the
year. Ordered to be printed.
WRIT FOR SEEfBRO'RR.
On motion. of Mr• McConnell, new wra
wee ordered for the election of a mernber for
the county of Sherbrooke, in room of S.
Brooke, Esq., deceased.
MR. B')ULTON's RESOLUTIONS.
Icon. Mr. Boulton moved that the !louse
go into committee of the whole on Monday
next, on his resolutions to consider certain
clauses of the Union Act, with a 'taw to
their repeal. The motion was negatived
without a division.
KINGSTON WATER W0R1e, kLe•
A message was received from the Legis-
lattyg eC000cil0 agreeing to the Kingston
W>Mtwerkrbill, and the L'Islel,Registrae.
tion b11l,4tbout afnendment.
MNDICAL RILL, U. C.
Mr. Sherwood moved the second reading
of the Medial Profession Upper Canada
Incorporation B:it. •
Mr. Flint moved in amendment that the
bill be read a second bine that day six
month.. The amendment was put and Int
-yeas 22, nays 28. After some discussion
the bill was read a second time. -Yeas 26,
nays 25. •
TITLES UNDER NATURALIZATION ACT, L. C.
On the order of the day for the second
reading of the'bill to secure titles to real
estate to persons naturalized under a certain
rtatpte of Lower Canada, being read, Mr.
Gugy moved that the bill be read a 'second,
time.
Mr. Cartier moved is amendment that
the bill be read a second time tbat day six
months. Yeas 111, nays 22. Tbe main
motion was then put and carried by a vote
of 15 to 14. The House adjourned at 11
o'clock.
MONTREAL, March 27.
TRIM/ READING,.
The,L'i•lot Munictpal*ti bill, and the bill
to remove doillets and causes in forma
pauperie, were read a third time and pass-
ed.
TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
The Quebe° Teacher.' Association lo•
corporetton bill was committed for to mor-
row.
QURBnONi PUT TO TER OO.E$NMRNT•
Mr. Fournier asked the ministry n Nether
toy measures were contemplated for the
granting a sum of money to the Inhabitants
of St. Thomas, District ofQirebec, to enable
tion to grant awl towards improving the
wharves at St. Roche de. Aulnets,m the said
dtririct.
I'o all there giieries, Attorney -General
Lafontaine replied in the negative.
CUSTOM. ACT.
On motion of Mr. Hincks, the bons.
went into committee on the customs act,
and passel a resolution, which is to be re-
ported to -morrow.
metre DEBT.
A bill for the better management of the
Public Debt, was read a second time, con-
sidered in committeo, and ordered to be en-
grossed.
MUNICIPAL INCaaPYRATt0N*, U. C.
Mr. Baldwin moved the vetoed reading
of the Upper Canada municipal incorpora-
tions bill.
Mr. Robinson moved in amendment, that
the farther consideration of the bill be
deferred till the next simian of the Legis -
!atom -Yeas 12 ; Nays 44. The b111 was
thea red a second time, and considered in
committee -the committee to at again on
Friday eight.
RLECTION RILL.
The election bill was again considered in
committee-furtber consideration on Fri-
day next.
e0RR meTR,•T.
Sir A. Maenab asked whether tbe'00v.
,r.msnt intended to Introduce any bull,
*meg the mount Metssina.
Attereey-G.n.ral Baldwin said it was
trot Maar Moieties to do saw.
Tis House thea adjourned.
MenTa.AL Mareb *8.
Pr•5Lic DRAT.
The bill for the better maaagemeet of
the abbe debt, ke-, was reed a third time
sad pu..d.
INTRPPRETATION ACT.
The engrossed bill from the Cnuocd,
relating to certain term■ used in Acts of
Parliaineat, was read a third timo and pass.
ed.
CUSTOM ACT AMBNDMRNT.
Mr. Beaubien reported the following
resolution, passed ,'o committee yesterday,
and the same war agreed to by the House :
Re,olred-That tt ie expedient to continue
and make permanent the Act, Vic. chap•
al, fur the management of the Custom., and
to amend the said Act, by aLtherixing the
Governor in Council to fix the i'e!artes of
the Collectors at the ports of QJs'+ee and
Montreal, at 15e rats not exceeding :..'750,
currency.
Mr. Mocks then iotroduced a bill to
amend and to render permanent. as amended
the Act for the management of the Customs.
Second reading, Tuesday next.
AOSRiSMF-NT GILL, U. C. •
Mr. ILnck., moved that the Upper Cana-
da Assessment Bill be now read a second
time. After a long debate the mutioo was
put and carried. On a division, yeas 39.
nays 7. Tbe Bill waa then committed for
F'tiday neat.
•The House adjourned at 11 j o'clock.
Teuasuar, 22nd March.
Mr. MORRIro't moved that the potitioo of
John Holmes and •there, praying the
Houle to employ every constitutional
means to obtain the repeal of the imperial
Act, which disposed of the Clergy Reserver,
in order to iavcat them in the Crown for
general purposes, should bo referred to a
special committee. From what he h,d
heard during the present sossioo, he was
apprehensive that the Clergy Reserve ques-
tion would be dropped, or at least that. no
ction wouid be taken on it. " Still he
nought is was his dutyto himself and his
constgUebts to take some steps to press it
nn t5. aftentiontion of the Government
and the House; and his purpose in moving
for this committee was, to make a report so
as to Lring this subject under the attention
of the English Government, and to mall to it
the attention of the people of Upper Cana-
da. It was well known that it had been
the cause of discontent and dissatisfaction
for miny years past. The principal unfree
of tbat discontent was the manner in which
those Clergy Reserves were managed. -
The people could not see why those lands
should be taken from the public, and ap-
plied to the support cif three or four rc•li•
gious sects, and they naturally expected
that when a liberal administration is .in
power, many of whom have protested for
years against the application of the Re-
serves to their present purpose(, they
would take some. steps in the matter. It
might, and no doubt would, be said 'bat' this
question had been already settled, but he
denied this. 1t was true, that Lord Syden-
ham had got a majority to pass the Act
which is now in operation; but according to
his statement, in his despatches, it would
be seen that he only obtained it by a small
majority, and with the greatest dili3enity,
and that if some of the members had not
set out for their homes, the bill would never
have been carried. Farther bark, in Sir
John Celborne'a time, a msj,rty of the
Hoose protested against the application of
the Reserve., to the tnpport of a dominant
Church, and he intended to berm his report
nn the resolutions paned during that Par-
liamert. The reason for hie doing an
would"b. to calm the mind. of the people of
Upper Canada, who have for years looked
upon these Reserves as the means of cor-
rupting the dMnisters of religion, by ndI,c-
ing them through interested motives to
support the Government. It would no
doubt bo a difficslt matter to induce the
imperial Parliament to maks any change,
as he knew that there was a strong feeling
in the House of Lords against such a
change; but if hnn. memhers would eefcr to
the debates in the flours of Commons, they
would there firm that Lord John Rurscll,
and several other members of the Itouse of
Commons, in the discussion of the imperial
Act, expressed their fears of it. stability,
and that a good deal of stress was laid on
the fact, that but one Canadian Parliament
had reported in favor of this appropriation,
and that only by a majority of one. That
being the case, and looking at the fact. that
during the e4ctione for the last thirty
years, the people of Cpper Canada had al-
ways been desirous of withholding from the
Government, the power of cerruptrng par-
ticular religious sects, he was most desirous
of having this petition referred; not because
he thought any great consequence would
ensore, bot as an evidence to the people
that their representatives were determined
to have it settled of satisfactory g!rouods.
He had a particular reason for so doing. -
He bad found tint an impression had gone
abroad, through Lipper Canada, that the
Act Introduced by the hon- Commieioner
of Crown Lands, to alt aside lands for the
endowment of schools, IMP intended as a
stop to the Clergy Reserve question. He
Melted toots** that was not the ease, and
by referring this petition, to cony:nog the'.
people o/ Upper Canada that the Minister,
ad so intention to give the questins the
ge-by. As might be expected, It had hese
be great tope at the last general elections,
eg.ther with the College question. Th.
feeling nn the latter, M had eo doubt wmild
be allayed thr sse.ios, bet he couldn't say
e s emelt for the other, which if possible ex-
cites still great* taker, as it .115.1• Moe -
sash cf omr fellow sohjnets, who, after
•
yews of hal Ilattr Melt whets
wished art melet.., WOOS* lean tMn� li
per teat withal IM slights* estiisnfi)es.
That was a great *Ostia that skeet peo-
ple had to complies of. 11e had se doubt
it would M maid that the prose was tea low:
boa M M horns MI•a�itai' that-�tMwe
i two i.d'gap Les ehtp Mamma
wtak� aid that the .irides lasses* of twits.
till* pm send. byes -ruder is CsadMilwao
the
of
• beet way daIleys/ praises a:•
estcaieat 0101111141iiimit. It eLtttt$4 also be
bone b Bald %bet those Clergy Refers,
had at first hens aphid a the support of
ono religions body, but that *Rev a greet
deet of asagilse and lgbsiiaM • Je.asi*
for party purposes had Mea made with a.o-•
her sect, and ae any err the atter meteor'
ch„se to apply for a .bare. But the feeling
against any union of Church and State, and
the determinates sot t• submit be such •
ueioo were so strong, that he di I not believe
• stogie sae of t►w meets made the appli-
cation. With such views he thought he
would best do hie *lily to be constituent.,
by pressing forward hie mottos, and there-
fore Loped that int Gvvstamsat would sot
sal) ct to it.
Mr. PRICK congratulated the hen. mem-
ber oppo.it• on his liberal view., but her be-
lieved the hon. geatioman on re$.cti.n,
would ace the propriety of ellowi.g the
Government to take there matter up at the
time when it should be found most proper
to do to. Ile [Mr. Price) held at to he the
duty of the government to settle this ques-
tion, but surely the hon. member knew at
could not be settled by the House; all that
could be done was to negotiate the question
with the Engheh Government. For his
own part be held, that preference to one re-
ligion was peraeeutioo to the rest, and on'
that account be always bad Iwo and should
be opposed tu.the present arrangemeot.-
Ile could not help making an ob ion
on the remarks made by tin hon. gentle -
nine relative to the apportionmeut of lands
for school purpose. it had been said that
that apportionment war merely intended to
bland this great question -that it being car-
ried would be an an argument for not set-
tling the Clergy Reserves. But should he
now be told that be ought to stud still to
the plan for giving the means of education
to the people of Canada, merely because
a question which bad agitated the ponstry
for years was still unsettled 1 %Yu he to
be told that he would not act against those
principles t'hich ho had always professed 1
The man w ho could say sn knew nothing
of civil and rci:^.'pis. liberty. The-Govern.
meethad deterrt'it:ed to make that appro-
priation, because t,`.ey feared %hat onle.• it
*ardonehe land woe1d bet
e wasted and Inc
property destroyed. pw t: sty would thank
the Government for the am,,!e p►ovutoo it
had made fur the education o: the people,
and the insinuation made relative to this
subject could not be thrown out by boy man
whosdf{~niod was peculiarly regulated or un-
der the influence of the principles of 117e
gospel. The boo• gentleman knew that
It he got his committee, he could learn
nothing; he bad alreadytold the house the
whop history of the cergy reserves -bow
they were settled -how unfair the settle-
ment was -how that settlement was un•
just and impolitic -and how`it ought to be
settled in a satisfactory manner. The report
of the committee must be that the ques-
tion was settled for the benefit of some
churches to the prejudice of all the rest. -
Now, would it be bolter to lot the Govern-
ment deal with the question when it was
found moat convenient, by ending one of
the most ha ing subjects that ever
agitated a community 1 The hon. gentle-
man knew he could not go past him (Mr.
Price) in these principles, and no man
could accuse him of changing his opinions,
whatever might be the risk. The Govern-
ment would take every means in its power
to settle this question; but if a Government
iioascasing the confidence of the country
cannot settle a question like this, the pro-
per way would be for hon. members who
thought so to withdraw their confidence. -
But the hon. gentleman, he knew, bad con-
fidence in the Government, and believed
that it would take the .earliest means to
adapt those views, which from time im
rnemoriat had been expressed by the people
of the country.
Mr. MORRISON thought the Government
would do what they could to carry out the
wishes of the people of this Province, but
the question was, whether the people of
Upper Canada were convinced of Ate. If
the committee were granted, they would
have thio confidence: but, at present, they
doubted a little, because tho question had
been constantly mooted at each election
without any thing being done. The re-
marks of the lion. Commissioner of Crown
Land., however, would do much to satisfy
the people, and he would have done good to
the people if he had only elicited those re-
inrtrke. The whole business of the reserves,
their management, and the 'disposition of
the money, were all complained of. in
some counties, of in Waterloo, then were
many townships that consisted entirely of
Clergy Reserves and there were gnat diffi-
culties there. about the settlement of the
country; but there was a still stronger feel-
ing in the minds of reflecting mon arising
out of the religious question. He was a
friend of civil and religious liberty, and did
not choose to support two or three State
Churches to corrupt the clergy and make
them lazy, instead of depending on the
people. Dissatisfaction would never cease
till the Clergy Reserves were settled. -
Every year added to the difficulty, for vested
rights wore constently winging up, till it
would••be impossible to meet them. Tak-
ing the words of the Crown Lands Com-
missioner to express the views of the Cabi-
net, he was willing now to withdraw 5is
motion, in confidence that during the recess
means would be taken to put this question
on a proper footing.
RESOLUINO (R,
To be moved by the Hoa. H. J. Roallba, fa
Committee of the Illinois, on Wednesday,
the 21rl.Marck, 1849.
Illi• 13 stilton moves to resolve, as the
opinion of the Committee.
1. That whatever may teed to lessee
the independence or disparage the character
or dignity of either Delilah of the Legisla-
ture,fe a blemish and u i.jsry. to the
.hole bndy.
2. That le the epioioa of this Committee,
that provt.ions of the Act of Union which
declares that it shall be lawful for sty mem-
ber of the Legielativ Costed of the
Province of Caserta to twigs his stoat us
he
tsaid Legislative Ceased, has a direct
tosdesey to destroy the tdes
epeedce,
lessee the dignity ddi
, sea miateb the re.
sprat dose to that breech of the Legislator*:S.
sod that every ce.etltetlesal ... should
be adeptd to prairie the repeal of that
wear tenoni -
' 11. That the prevision of IM (Mimi Ail
�klgk tissuesn that the promos .< at (net
Meta mpgtha.s of the Leghlative A.em-
Ny of tbisTrovlaee of Canada, lacludin.
the Speaker, .6.11 be rs.eeeoury to coati •
Ws a meeting of the aid Legislative As •
e nebly, for the ossiclee of its power. 1. a
ml*ty sad satpoco.eoe% 6Norferesap with
lei tei{erssl sours. w► Ito pr ge,
id be bR-NM Mid nMf�lswd to
(hetj�p�q�t s,nd dlecretI.0 of this Neral►
asdtt.4by ill ..y■ ltdgty its
pos5sliMeues bf the dieereuos and
west of the House, in the ordinary d -
charge of its high factious as a L.gtela.
Nee hap.
4. That the provision of the Union Act
that -it shall riot he lawful to present to the
Governor of the Province of Canada for Her
Majesty'e ascent, any Bill of the Iwgiells-
Uve Council and Assembly of the said
Province, by which the number of Repre-
sostaNves of the Lpielati.. Amenably
may he altered, utilises the secood and third
reading of - such Bill In ileo Legieletive
Ceuaeil and the Legislative Assembty,
' ball base been passed with the concer-
rescs of two-thirds of abs members for the
time being such Legislative Commit, and of
two.thirds of the members of the said Leg-
islative Assembly respectively, is an unjust,
nowise and inpirioua restraint upon the free
voice of the majority of the people, thrnugb
tbeir Representatives, placing the mai irity,
in the moat vital point of coostitutional
G.teernment, ostler -the in..ltcrable control
of the miaonty,-a principle altogether in
eonnetont wu, sol d;amelncally opposed
to every soundtbview of Responsible Guv
ereent.
5m- Tbat the people 0(
this Province
ought not to becalled upon to pay 15e
salary of asv public functionary, borrower
exalted may his position, in whose 4.
pommel their Representatives are not
consulted, and over whose conduct they
have no control.
6• That by the Act of Union, the several
SUMS 0( .0000 and Oleo of sterling money
of Great Britain, aro tbera'ty appropriated
in Schedule A, appended to the said Act, to
the Gnwernor and Lieutenant Governer re-
spectively and who are reepectncty 'm-
eowed at Howe, upon the sole responsibi-
lity of the Ministers of (ler Majesty's Im-
perial Government.
7. That upon all found censtitutioaal
principles of free government, such appro-
p*u$uions should. in IRs language of Lord
Viscount Ilowick, now Earl Grey, and Her
Majesty's Principal Secretary rel Mtate for
the Colonies, be borne upon the Consolida-
ted Fund of the United Kingdom, because
as the Gnvernm General in sent out by, be
ought to be paid by Great Britain.
DOWNING BTRRET BeaCTir-o.-The Lea-
den correspondent of the Dublin Freeman
mentions the appointment of a Nr. Hated -
toe, brother -in -Ian to the notorious Attor-
oey General Mooehon, to the situation of
inspector General of Post offices in eased*.
1; to individual, we understand, wee, recent-
ly,
ecent-
1 ao unsuccessful performer in some of
lite low thegtres of London ; and was biased
offths i uhlin boards, in consequence of his
abominable cai!ores in the personation of
low Iriab ehar.o tors. Arc the Whigs .en&
ing this illsatrat: nus abortive out to Cane-
d*, to watch the 1'o -'les, and trip them up
in thou annexation oleta T The lowest of
all Iii b character, in cur opieton. Is that
of a detective ; but Canada is not the coon -
try in which this branch of bu,ioess will
prove • succeseeut. Assuredly it is high
time that our Provincial Post sires was
clear of Downing Street ieterfreoce- We
want none of Mr. Monahan's relatiooa in
our peptic departmeote, however desirous i•
maybe to check the wild spirit of danocra-
cy which at present pervades almost the
entire wase of the Tory division of our pop-
ulation.-.Nirrer.,
"LIBERTY OF THE PRESS?" AS UN-
DERSTOOD IN LOWER CANADA.
REMARKABLE ILLUSTRATION
THEREOF !
The great libel suit, of w5Aek the poblic
have heard so much, against Messrs. Hig-
mao let Denogbue, proprietors of this paper,
for the publication of certain articles, origi-
nal and copied from other journal., brought
by the notorious COLONEL BARTIIOI.MRW
CONRAD AUGUSTUS GUoT, M. P. P• for
the town of faerbrooke, ex -adjutant -Gene-
ral, and Grand Reigneur of Graodpre, Gies-
bois,'and Dumontter, was tried yesterday in
the Court of Qncen'. Beach, in this city,
before Mr, Lutice Smith and a Special Jury
The cave occupied the whole day. The
Grand Seignenr apreared for himself, assis-
tedbv Mr. Carter. The Defend rota were
ably and eloquently represented by the
learned Solicitor General and Mr. Lorne -
ger. The case was argued simply on its.
merits. No evidence was adduced on eith-
er ride. Mr. Jintice Smith (barged the
Jury_who after half an hour's absence,
returned with a verdict TOR Ton PLAINT'►(;
DiNAoR•, FVE HUNDRED POUNDS! ! ! !
The foreman announced that the Jury were
0aaaia,°ws in giving a verdict for the Plain-
tiff', and that nine amongst them wen ie
favour of the amount of demises. lire
uoderetaed that eight of the Jurors were for
giving ONE THOUSAND POUNDS dam-
ages !I ! , !
We will not attempt this morning to
comment oo this met extraordinary and
atrocious verdict ; but we take the' very
earliest opportunity of making it known to
our brethren of the Press, and the public at
large( and °flatting the Grand Seigneur of
Grandpre, Giulio'. and Ddmootier, the loy-
al sad gallant ex-Adjatant-General know,
that we.still Derr him to gag the Press,
and that we will continue to comment of
his.pubjie acts as well as oo the public mets
of every other public man ie the Premise's,
as freely as we have done beretofore -Pi-
lot.
ma. MORRISON'S MOTION.
c 4444 RRs5T0.
We ON badly empress the gratification
it albedo M to be able to pito Wove our
t a4.t., to -day, the satire debate es Mr.
Morrieoe's motion with relation to the
ClergyReserves. Such to the Meesehol-
ing wish we know exits in the minds of
the friends of equal civil and religious liber-
ty on Om subject of shoes reserves. that w•
have b ken In sppuon the peNleNios of the
• pseahe. on the Wproe.statfrt &11 .bieh
was commenced is oar Int weather. The
supporters of the present Adesitietratiee
were apprehensive, from variate eoon dera-
ties., that M'fafstero were ase;l5L.g to
track the ..inject, ad the thanks of the
whole eoostry are dee to Mr. Manisa tri,
Michela this deists, and the initseh. W
the Gewenmeat with regard to the int•
servos. Mists** are Mw fairly commit-
ted to the akjs S, aid the wind y dhald
want till the 001t esssi« e( Partlessst. i0
;Mier.M tt4t .ps ate sur earn
mea, w well se lbw of esters(
subaeri►ws is the Midland, Pawl,
and pleweeat:o Districts, and aim gab
nil besdni 1. this western swills* of the
Province, obtained stave our comae to Ha.
00410. ojLilemfbow qt this
litheJost ; *Pr! pl. i t s is
gene* eltsathe ism* _ that ou-
sts*
lent t Rlonsrsa., apt I
�ich "title
se U.
people irrespective of religiose views, the'
province will know se pale. ; bd.od thea
rlle me the. N 4w.tlis f ak..ga.atispelk r
Eery wrongs of tit re ■ort
be takes /r every Cksrch Inca a ; the
*sota coma IO o takabl -
tants of this Province, and they will demand
to share.ree in line proee.ds, mhit atjar relt-
giow• endowments. The debate shows
tautly maw& tat we .wed ape* &ala-
vorable disposal of the Reserves and Rec-
tory questions hose the Torics. -
lu order to give the discussion on Iso
subject, as well as the coiam.iicatloa of
"Alpha," and a reply by "Omege," ws
have reserved but a very stat) epee ler
editorial remarks is this taember.-Provie-
ei,rlisf•
HURON SIGNAL.
FRIDAY. APRiI. 6. 1849.
HISTORY Or rax DISTRICT PRINTING
Goa wafers be, alkredy bees iaforrned, that
oo the 5th of Mends, dm District Clerk received
tenders ler the District Prissier for the presses
year, and that our frigid Mr. 0.4.., bring usury
sad a 4.41 per cepa. &slew sur offer, was ac-
knowledged ee Me District Printer!! We always
ratertain some kind of an epiaiea of emery human
bring with wbe rose a come into contact. We
have been is the habit adning so frons ear very
boyhood; and we suppose that long practice has,
in this, as in many other instances, produced a
sort of perfeeden. At s11 events, our talents of
hamar character, shat is, .1 what • roan will do,
and what he will mods, is, in sinetewe caws est
of twenty, correct. Aad. from this kind of i•-'
tottive knowledge, on the 5th of Marsh, before
leaving the Clerk's n6ice, we ventured to declare
i0 the presence of the Treasurer, hit District
Surveyor, and Mr. Doe hi*wlf, that oar friend
Ole Giles world Ref de rhe Distric( Priatiilgl-
Mr. Giles either believed, «s.1Msd solute est-
er people ldisee, that he had got ao exceedingly
good berpio of the thing, and we have bas in-
formed that • staadieg pre«, • book binder's
press red plough, and • new chase, (machinery
which would cwt at least twice as much as all
the District Pristine for the year), were i mme•
diaiely ordered, sod •gain a " nssaki•g besi-
ai..e" was to be dose at the Vea re oleo !-
Thte "doing • smashing business" ie a great
cane in the world -it has nearly muted socie-
ty. If you are a rogue end can pens& the
peblie that yea are doing a smashes brawler,
year roguery may be nsderedMs s psoduable tbaa
if yrs applied it in the way of pocket -pickier.
We de not, by any means. inmate • dabuert
intention to Mr- Giles. It is true, he published
is his paper that la had get the District Printing
at fall thirty-two per cis* above •.t last year's
entrusti tree., are willing to 'appose that he
bollixed so. We; however, deemed it'reedies'
to bring the arithmetical farts of one last yea".
printit;g before the public -are, as there is eo
contending against arithmetical facts, the public
were compelled to tie eooclesioa that Mr- Giles
had takes the District pri•tiag a ewsidenble
number of per cents leer 'ban that what we had
actually received for it last year! To be Mid,
the smashing business terminated as follows :-
Mr. Doe on entering his office one morning Iso
week, (sand else Manuscript Copy atter Minutes,
whieh had been in Mr. Giles' possession for *bees
three weeks, safely lodged es his own Desk,
without either note oreomtnest ! ! Aad en Me
Ism day of March, we received • letter from Mr.
Dee, regaeti•g note go dews ssd estop to de
what we could hare done mueb better • month
ago, vix:-print erpeditieuly the Proceedings
of last meeting of Council ! We do not blame
Mr- Giles for needing beck the Masascript, and
refusing to fulfil his usenet with the District.
A man canter do what he muss d., slid as law
can compel him. Mr• Giles mut have bees
perfectly aware, when he tendered for the Dis-
trict Printing. that he had no intender' of doing
it -that he had, in feet, no means of doing it. -
The whole affair is the resole of a culpable in-
fatuation, not on the part able Giles, we neva
seppess that be is i.(ataated : he has an *ewe
is view, nod be is tesacioady consisteat to tke
permit of it. Bat the District Council, or tbe
party who. after thirtsou moutlw esperiesee.f
the man, wo.W -trigs with the 'ebbe Mara.
by allowing him to wearer for the District prist-
ine. or any other•pristing mast cataiolj be
laboring soder a mist's infatsatioa. . •
Th. evil of this trilling. is the presses ie-
atasee, is fertn•ately, sot great -it is merely •
Orley of • month, and a little extra expose* la
geftieg .p paper -fa tonsegaeses of the presser
n ets of the reeds: bat the evil might have Ina
a thoemed•(oW, sod though it •' iawel..d}he
ruin of the Dfatriet, Nr- Giles' respeaIbiliy
would act ha.e bees sac whit gnats( than it is
new. Serb • was meet jest les euffen d ss is.
w it the Diettie< Oifiest., the District Coma
e mess the whole peplatwm of the District
with the sate laapmwiy that be weal, Isiah bill
ewe equal. Titers is roe memos sf redress. Me
is ret a re•pessible pare, .ad therefem. these
who ata Lemli reseals lo have any &AIN
wish Wm meat •bids by die eesesquessa W
hare a right aid se with se ebjeet to iedivlassis
entering 1.ro espgcmanls *kb sty *MSG
who Others 'hem, prawn*/ *be agrpaassr
is/eke eel, their ewe IOtd.al harems s bus
we amide base a right Is .bjaet M pablis sh-
een astreetitg the polls. brise« *e parents
robe
age Milt pbyiiallp sial merely itneggi-
teasd W ka1wi1aa their eseagntrsaa. Irv.
Oils, is his Nola and pswrolas oral m lore
the Oath "Ida Prase, is lateen his arra WO
le bawls( Madly for tethers as be tamp he the
Pri•deg brle•gtag is huh goothiesn•s .15... -
Mow appears. shat 54,. Limn so the SOW'
of the $yiantee *sold Moo* file magma
to -morrow, we deaMn beastly tilt we add